Culture and Politics, Behavior and Biology: Seeking Synthesis among Fragmentary Anthropological Perspectives on Hunter-Gatherers

Reviews in Anthropology

Volumn 41, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 23-69

  Stutz, Aaron Jonas ^a  

^a EMORY UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

behavioral ecology; biocultural synthesis; culture; hunter gatherers; social practice

Indexed keywords

EID: 84858121816     PISSN: 00938157     EISSN: 15563014     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00938157.2012.649183     Document Type: Review

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